Jeff Kyser Poet Monorhyme

Monotonous Boring Verse

Monorhymes: monotonous, boring verse
Often thoughtless, constructed in reverse
Never flowing freely, quite the converse
Only ever poetic slime, coerced
Requiring at times phrasing less diverse
Harsh, all grit and grime, tortured, strangely terse
Yet perhaps not - one can find them quite perverse!
Maybe include acrostics, intersperse,
Embed monoku’d sweet rhymes when traversed?
Surprisingly, a sublime universe!

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for the SINGLE STANZA MONORHYME Poetry Contest
sponsored by Milt Hankins
written 10/4/22

This contains a monorhyme, an acrostic, and an embedded monorhyme that is also a monoku

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Julie Draper October 17, 2022 at 9:21 PM Wow! This is super clever! I really enjoyed it....totally awesome :)

Andrea Dietrich October 8, 2022 at 10:00 PM oh wow, I like this one MUCHO!!! Congrats on the win

Terry Flood October 7, 2022 at 8:45 AM No one like a smart ass…. Oh… okay, everyone likes a smart ass. I very briefly contemplated an acrostic monorhyme but opted for an easier task. Congrats on your win, Jeff. Terry

L Milton Hankins October 7, 2022 at 8:00 AM A got a real kick out of your clever monorhyme, Jeff. Congratulations for achieving a placement with it.

Linda Alice Fowler October 7, 2022 at 7:11 AM This is cleverly written and supremely creative Jeff. Congratulations on your win! Linda

Janice Canerdy October 7, 2022 at 6:19 AM Jeff, this is such a creative piece! CONGRATS on your win. Janice

Unseeking Seeker October 6, 2022 at 8:24 AM Clever!

Caren Krutsinger October 5, 2022 at 6:37 PM This is so tricky, and yet you have pulled several poetic devices off in one poem!

Kim Rodrigues October 5, 2022 at 1:49 PM I think the trick is to find a line of rhymes that will go together nicely with your topic and yes add in other things like acrostic, alliteration etc…

Sam Kauffman October 4, 2022 at 4:34 PM Delightful soliloquy on monorhyme Jeff. Very creatively crafted! You really put a lot of thought and sweat equity into this one. Best wishes for the contest. I have a feeling it will see a very high placement! Blessings my friend! Jeff Kyser October 4, 2022 at 5:02 PM Thanks, Sam. Not so sure as Monorhymes go, but fun to stretch a bit!